DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University swimming and diving head coach Dan Colella announced Wednesday, June 12 the addition of 24 student-athletes to the program for the 2013-14 season. The class of 2017 includes swimmers and divers hailing from 10 states, as well as the countries of Bermuda, Canada, Great Britain, India, South Africa and Turkey.

“This is our largest incoming freshman class since I’ve been at Duke,” Colella said. “With every new recruiting cycle, the caliber of athlete just continues to get better and better. We have a very talented group coming in – the most talented group that we’ve ever had – so we’re very excited to see what they’re going to contribute to the program. Duke swimming and diving has done some great things over the past several years and made some real progress, and a class like this will help push us into the upper echelon of the ACC.”

The 24 incoming freshmen will join 16 returning letterwinners on the men’s side and 18 returning letterwinners on the women’s side from last season, including three-time NCAA platform diving champion Nick McCrory and All-ACC performers Hunter Knight, Lauren Weaver and Christine Wixted. The 2012-13 campaign saw both Blue Devil squads finish seventh at the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, with the women breaking 14 program records and the men four at the championship meet.

Men’s Swimming and Diving Class of 2017

Jack Carey Sprints/Back/IM - Tappan, N.Y. High School/Coach: Tappan Zee/Daniel RaffertyClub Team: New York SharksPrior to Duke:Five-time NISCA All-American … five-time New York state champion individually … guided his team to a pair of state titles in 2011 and 2012 … New York state record holder in the 400-yard freestyle relay.Personal Bests: 50 Free 21.01, 100 Free 45.71, 100 Back 51.96, 200 IM 1:54.66

Rahul ChokshiFly/IM/Back - Ahmedabad, IndiaHigh School/Coach:Ahmedabad International School/Kamlesh Nanavati, Nihar AmeenPrior to Duke: Silver medalist in the 400-yard freestyle relay at the 2011 Malaysian Open Swimming Championships … won six silver medals and one bronze at the 2011 Junior National Aquatic Championships … broke national meet records in the 200 and 400 IM … medalist at the National School Games each of his four years … represented India at the 2012 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.Personal Bests: 100 Fly LCM 58.18, 200 Fly LCM 2:12.50, 200 IM LCM 2:13.03, 400 IM LCM 4:53.43

Bradley ClineMid-Free/IM/Back - San Francisco, Calif.High School/Coach: The Peddie School [N.J.]/Greg WriedeClub Team: North Bay AquaticsPrior to Duke: Lettered two seasons at Saint Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco before completing a post-graduate year at The Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J. … finished ninth in the 500 freestyle at the Central Coast Section Championships his sophomore season … broke Saint Ignatius program records in the 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and the 200 IM … at Peddie, won the 200 IM at the Eastern Interscholastic Championships … also a member of the third high school 400 freestyle relay to break 3:00.Personal Bests: 200 Free 1:38.47, 100 Back 49.71, 200 Back 1:47.44, 200 IM 1:48.31, 400 IM 3:55.48

Evrim ErsuBack/Free - Ankara, TurkeyHigh School/Coach:TED Ankara College Foundation/Gokhan Denizli, Alpan CinemrePrior to Duke: Selected to represent Turkey at the 2011 European Youth Olympics … collected top-five finishes for his age group at the Turkish National Championships all four years, including a second-place showing in the 50-meter backstroke in 2011.Personal Bests: 100 Free SCM 53.72, 100 Back SCM 58.15

Peter KroppBreast/IM - Los Angeles, Calif.High School/Coach: Loyola/Kevin MannClub Team: Rattler Swim ClubPrior to Duke: 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200-yard breaststroke … CIF-SS division finalist in the 100 breaststroke, 200 IM, 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay as a senior … set a section record as a member of the 200 medley relay squad … also owns school records in the 100 breaststroke, 200 IM and the 200 medley relay … captured a division title in the 100 breaststroke as a sophomore while taking second in the 200 IM.Personal Bests: 100 Breast 54.64, 200 Breast 2:01.58, 200 IM 1:50.83

Joey MaginnisFly/Back/Sprints - Flourtown, Pa.High School/Coach: La Salle College H.S./Frank LichtnerClub Team: Penn Charter Aquatic ClubPrior to Duke: Four-time NISCA All-American in the 100-yard butterfly while also earning All-America honors in the 100 backstroke as a senior … all-state and all-league selection in each of his four seasons … broke a league record in the 100 backstroke as a senior … twice set a state record as a member of the medley relay team.Personal Bests: 100 Back 49.87, 100 Fly 49.14

Michael MillerFly/IM - Houston, TexasHigh School/Coach: Stratford/Mike HoskovecClub Team: Dads Swim ClubPrior to Duke: NISCA All-American in the 100-yard butterfly, 200 IM and the 400 freestyle relay his final year … captured state titles in three events, regional titles in four events and district titles in four events as a senior … named the Texas Swimmer of the Year, All-Greater Houston Swimmer of the Year, Region 7-4A Swimmer of the Year and 4A State Swimmer of the Year as a senior … member of the winning 200 medley relay at the state championships his junior season … state record holder in the 200 IM and as a member of the 400 freestyle relay … 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier in the 400 IM … two-time U.S. Open qualifier.Personal Bests: 100 Fly 48.98, 200 Fly 1:47.73, 200 IM 1:48.97, 400 IM 3:53.04

Dylan PayneBreast/Fly/Sprints - Laguna Beach, Calif.High School/Coach: Mater Dei/Steve PickellClub Team: Socal Aquatics AssociationPrior to Duke: 2012 NISCA All-American in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200 medley relay …named Trinity League Swimmer of the Year as a junior and senior … section champion in the 100 breaststroke as a senior … Junior National team member … won the 100 breaststroke at the 2012 Winter Junior National Championships.Personal Bests: 50 Free 21.14, 100 Breast 55.28, 200 Breast 2:04.82, 100 Fly 48.71

James PeekSprint Free - Forest Row, Sussex, EnglandHigh School/Coach: Millfield School/Jol FinkPrior to Duke: 2013 World Trials qualifier … British Gas International Open Meet junior champion as a senior … also won a gold medal at the South of England Zonal Championships his final year … county and school record holder … two-time National Youth Championship finalist, capturing a silver medal as a junior.Personal Bests: 50 Free LCM 23.34, 100 Free LCM 53.73, 100 Back LCM 1:00.92

Cole PlambeckDiving - Palo Alto, Calif.High School/Coach: Palo Alto/Danny DyePrior to Duke: Three-time NISCA All-American … finished second in the CIF Central Coast section as a senior and third as a junior … won three division diving titles and was named all-league as a freshman, sophomore and junior … eight-time junior national finalist … won the platform title at the 2012 Junior West Nationals … member of the USA Diving Junior Elite Performance Squad … qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials on the platform.

Mike SeabergBreast/IM - Gambrills, Md.High School/Coach: South River/Tom SlearClub Team: Naval Academy Aquatic ClubPrior to Duke: Four-time Maryland state champion … named Maryland’s Outstanding Long Course Swimmer and the Capital Gazette’s Swimmer of the Year in 2011 … garnered all-county accolades each year … received a national age group award for being nationally ranked in the 100-yard breaststroke as a junior.Personal Bests: 100 Breast 56.36, 200 Breast 2:04.23, 200 IM 1:53.59

Kirby QuinnDiving - Cherry Hill, N.J.High School: Bishop EustaceClub Team: Centennial DivingPrior to Duke: Program record holder in diving at Bishop Eustace … NISCA All-American … finished second at the state championships as a sophomore … two-time Junior National finalist and a six-time Junior East National qualifier … placed 10th in the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard competition at the 2010 AT&T National Diving Championships.

Jessie SutherlandBack/Fly/Free - Winnetka, Ill.High School/Coach: New Trier/Bruce Woodbury, Mac GuyClub Team: New Trier Swim ClubPrior to Duke: NISCA All-American in the 400-yard freestyle and 200 medley relays as a senior … first team all-state in the 400-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relays her final year while also garnering honorable mention all-state recognition in the 100 backstroke and the 100 butterfly … helped her team win the Illinois state championship for three consecutive seasons … earned All-America distinction in relay events as a junior and sophomore.Personal Bests: 100 Free 52.36, 100 Back 56.55, 200 Back 2:02.95, 100 Fly 55.90

Colleen WixtedMid-Free/Fly - Greenwood Village, Colo.High School/Coach: Cherry Creek/Eric CravenClub Team: Colorado StarsPrior to Duke: State qualifier in each of her four seasons … NISCA All-American in the 200-yard freestyle as a senior … finished top-eight individually at the state meet her final year … member of the 400 freestyle relay that won a state title and garnered All-America accolades as a junior.Personal Bests: 200 Free 1:51.19, 500 Free 5:02.95, 100 Fly 56.69, 200 Fly 2:02.16